SOCCER: Chivas USA begins shuffling front office

In the first major move under new ownership Tuesday night, Chivas USA named Jose David as club president and also announced the appointment of Jose Luis Real to oversee its on-field operations.

Neither of the moves, at the moment at least, affects the status of coach Robin Fraser or general manager Jose Domene. Chivas will close another disappointing season Sunday against FC Dallas, trying to escape a last-place finish.

In any event, changes are on the horizon for Chivas and have been expected since Jorge Vergara and his wife, Angelica Fuentes, assumed complete ownership of the club in August when they bought out brothers Antonio and Lorenzo Cue.

David, a businessman who has resided in Los Angeles for 13 years, specializes in administrative and organizational work. Real, 60, is the director of athletic development of the parent club in Guadalajara, Mexico and the head coach of the team from 2009-11.

While he is expected to maintain his residency in Guadalajara, his duties will be to "supervise soccer operations for Chivas USA - including coaching staff, players, Academy and player development," David said in a statement released by Chivas USA.

It's the first major stamp since the announcement of Vergara and Fuentes purchasing the remaining 50 percent of the club that the new owners have placed on the direction of the franchise based at Home Depot Center.

"He's putting in a few people he's comfortable with," Chivas spokesman Alejandro Arpiza said. "Some people are not here day-to- day, so this is to keep that bridge to Guadalajara. I know people want to read into what happens next, what happens to so-and-so, but it's pretty straightforward."

The job security of Domene has already been questioned and Fraser hasn't ducked any question over his status after the Goats finished 8-14-12 in his first year and are 7-18-8 this season. They have scored only 22 goals this season.

Their futures are now in the hands of Real.

"(They are) still with the organization," Arpiza said. "Overall, the call for soccer operations will go through Real. . . . As of today, Real takes control of such evaluations."